Federal Funding for RI
Investing in Rhode Island’s Future
As a member of the powerful Appropriations Committee, Reed has secured critical funds to generate jobs and economic opportunities throughout Rhode Island. He has also voted to make Congressionally-directed spending known as “earmarks” more transparent.
Today, Senator Reed continues to work with his colleagues in the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to secure vital funding for cities and towns, non-profits, hospitals, colleges and universities, hospitals, and military facilities across the state.
These federal resources enable Rhode Island to expand community development programs, improve our transportation infrastructure, provide social services and health care, restore historical landmarks, protect the environment, and help strengthen our national defense.
Read More »Key Priorities & Accomplishments
- In response to the great recession of 2008, Reed voted for the Recovery Act, which provided over $2 billion to help communities throughout Rhode Island prevent layoffs, invest in our infrastructure, and fund innovative research to create jobs.
- Reed helped write the last major surface transportation bill (known as “SAFETEA-LU”), which included over $1.2 billion for Rhode Island and ensured the state receives about $3 in federal highway funding for every $1 Rhode Islanders pay in gas taxes.
- In an effort to expand our state’s freight rail service, create jobs, and grow Rhode Island’s economy, Reed worked for over a decade to secure $55 million to make the Rhode Island Freight Rail Improvement Project (FRIP) a reality. This improvement has helped quadruple automobile imports at Quonset Point. He also secured over $32.6 million to extend commuter rail to Wickford Junction in North Kingstown.
- Reed secured $2.25 million in federal funding, which together with $1.4 million from RIDEM and $800,000 from the City of Warwick helped preserve 41 acres of pristine shoreline at Rocky Point.
The Latest
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RIC to Receive $622k to Help High School Students Prepare for College
PROVIDENCE, RI - As Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation continues working to make college more affordable, prevent student loan rates from doubling, and protect Pell grants from looming budget cuts, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Representatives Jim Langevin and Da...
Posted on 5/14/2012 | -
Reed Announces $1.9 Million to Help Preserve and Protect Rhode Island's Waterways
In an effort to help protect Rhode Island's costal habitats and estuarine ecosystems, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced over $1.9 million in federal funding through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for two Ocean State conservation programs. T...
Posted on 5/1/2012 | -
Reed Applauds Proposed Medicare Wage Index Rule
In an effort to improve patient care and help Rhode Island hospital workers and hospitals, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that the recently released Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) propo...
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Reed Announces Over $762,000 for RI Arts Organizations
In an effort to promote community arts programs and arts education throughout Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced that Rhode Island arts organizations will receive $762,800 in federal grants through the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). These f...
Posted on 4/25/2012 | -
Reed Calls Wickford Junction the ‘Little Train Station That Could’
NORTH KINGSTON, RI - When the first commuter rail train makes its inaugural run on April 23rd between Wickford and Providence, U.S. Senator Jack Reed plans to be among the first to climb aboard. For years, Reed has worked on a plan to ease congestion on the Route 4/I-95...
Posted on 4/22/2012 | -
Reed Unveils 13 New Wheelchair-Friendly Taxi Cabs
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Posted on 4/13/2012 | -
Reed Tours Wickford Junction Train Station, Commuter Rail Service Set to Begin April 23
NORTH KINGSTON, RI - The long-awaited Wickford Junction Train Station is on track to begin commuter rail service starting April 23. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who over the years secured nearly $33 million in federal funding for the new Wickford Junction Train Station, today tou...
Posted on 4/5/2012 |
